Job Title: Scrum Master

Large Retail Client

Location: Charlotte, NC - 3 days onsite, 2 Remote

Duration: 6 month likely to extend (always possible to convert)

Top Requirements.

• 5+ years as a Scrum Master
• Data project experience
• Retail Industry Experience is preferred

Job Description:

Brief Description - Minimum 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master with a focus on data-centric projects, with Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and Agile scaling frameworks (e.g., SAFe, LeSS)

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement Agile best practices.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies throughout each iteration cycle.
• Oversee other business analyst activities and provide guidance around user story creation, review, and necessary requirement approvals.
• Remove roadblocks and track team dependencies.
• Coach Product Owner on backlog prioritization and customer engagement for requirements.
• Coach testers and ensure that User Acceptance Testing is always part of the testing and deployment cycle.
• Assist in the identification of high risk and error mitigation while promoting principles of standardization and simplification.
• Advocate for Agile Ways of Working and promote the standard use of agile tools.
• Train current team members in process changes, system implementations and policy changes.
• Act as coach and influence the team through agile values.
• Ensure that the sprint review (demo) always has the feedback loop of the customer.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the Scrum process and coach the team on Agile methodologies.
• Guide the team to improve their productivity and ensure that they are meeting their goals,
• Work with the product owners to prioritize the product backlog and ensure that the team is working on the highest value items first.
• Ensure that the team follows the Scrum framework and Data engineering & BI software management practices.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and identify areas where the team can improve their processes and practices.
• Work closely with the stakeholders to ensure that the project is delivered on time and within budget.
• Facilitate team meetings, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Remove any impediments that are blocking the team from making progress.
• Ensure that the team is maintaining transparency and visibility in their work.

Mandatory Skills:

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master
• Deep understanding of Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and Agile scaling frameworks (e.g., SAFe, LeSS)
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization,
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to guide the team towards their goals Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Significant experience coaching teams on the sizing of user stories, breaking out and estimating tasks, and writing test scripts.
• Ability to identify and remove any impediments that are blocking the team from making progress.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify opportunities for improvement and drive change within processes and workflows
• Experience with Agile collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Trello) and marketing automation platforms is a plus

Preferred Skills:

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent certification is preferred